Belt game 19,174 · September 9, 2004
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston Astros 3–1 at home to start reign 9,053 of the MLB belt, the 406th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since August 30, 2004, with 8 defenses over 10 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 0 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on September 9, 2004.
9,053Reign number
406Team's reign
0Defenses
0Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Castillo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Alvarez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Ty Wigginton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Mackowiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tike Redman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Bautista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Burke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Hernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Chávez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Harville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.